St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-27
rWE SRNATE.
RackNardness of Legislation on the
Appropriation Rilis.-Xhe New
Presiding officer.

Presiding officer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The creden-
tials of Mr.. Regan as senator from Texas
and Mr.. Bate as senator from Tennessee
were presented and placed on file. In the
latter cater case Mr.. Hoar remarked, that
the credentials purported to be a coIAmis-
sion from the governor, as if the senator
were state officer. He suggested that the
paper should be returned to MI. Bate. The
presiding officer said that that course WOnld
be taken. MIR. Plumb, from the conference
committee on the poStoffice appropriation
bill. reported Disagreement on the subsidy
section and advised that they insist and ask
a further conference. So ordered. The
senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bills. MI Platt inquired of MI. Alli-
son chairman of the committee on appro-
prationsl as to the condition of the appro-
priation bills. MI. Allison said that
ONLY ONE AUTHORIZATION BELL
the army bnl-had been signed by the
president. The ouly appropriation bills
that had passed both houses were the pen
sion bill and the military academy bill.
The postoftice BILL the Indian bill, the sun
dry civil bill and the District of Columbia
bill were all in conference. The, legislative
bill (the most important next To the sulldry
civil bill) had not yet been taken UP for
consideration by the house Of representa-
tives. The naval bill was now under con-
sideration in that body and had been for
two or three days. 1t was proceeding there
with commendable leisure"-the house
having adjourned yesterday at 4:15. The
deficiency bill had not yet been reported to
the house, nor had the Notifications bill yet
reached the senate. Mr.. Platt inquired as
to the fortifcation bill of the last
session. Mr.. Allison replied that it
was still in conference. The senate
would see that if the consular and
diplomatic bill and the agricultural appro-
priation bill were disposed Of, it would be
possible i'll the nature of things, for the ap-
propuatOns committee to get before the
senate ON Monday or Tuesday any OF the
appropriations bills that were still undis-
posed of in the house of representatives. In
his long services in both houses he. had
never known the appropriation bills to be
in the condition they were iil to-day, so
close to adjournment. The senate was; lin
no sense to be blamed for this. The COM
mittee on appropriations had considered all
the bills as readily as possible. The con-
sular and diplomatic bill, now under con-
Sideration, had reached the committee on
appropriations only week before it was
reported back to the senate. He did not
believe it possible for the committee on APP
propriations to give to the four appropria-
ton bills (the deficiency, naval, fortifca-
tions and legislative) that attention which
they should receive. The holding back OF
these bills, he said, as they
HAD BEEN HELD BACK
at this and other sessions. resulted pract;-
cally in the house of representatives con-
trolling the legislation OF the country. The
committee On appropriations and committees
of conference have indicated to the house
their willingness to spend day and night
in laboring on these bills. Att O'clock the
presiding officer interrupted the proceed
ings aud stated that the hour had arrived
for administering the oath OF office to his
successor as president pro TEN. He returned
| thanks to the senate for the kind courtesy
and forbearance, and after Mr.. ingalls, had
taken and subscribed to the oath of office,
he took the chair and said that while he
| would inevitably suffer disparagement by
contrast with the parliamentary learning,
skill, nobility and accomplishments of his
| illustrious predecessor, he would strive to
! excel him in grateful appreciation Of the
| distinguished honor conferred. A vote OF
| thanks was then, on melton of Senator Har-
| ris, given to the retiring presiding officer.
| The consular and diplomatic appropriation
| bill was then proceeded with, but its con-
sderation was soon interrupted by
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION
| from Mr.. Mcpherson. He referred to the
| fact that few days ago. owing to an imag-
ined slight on the part of the then presidine
officer, he had been unfortunately betrayed
| into a remark which he now wished to re-
call. He expressed his regret at the words
which he had then used, remembering as
he did the many kindnesses which he had
received from that distinguished gentleman
as presiding officer, as senator, as cabinet
officer and as private citizen. The record
which that gentleman had made while pre-.
siding officer of the senate would be remem-
bered by him (Mr. McPherson) as one both
! of ability and exact fairness. as one no less
4 distinguished than that of any of his pre-
4 decessers. Mr.. Sherman expressed his
| qualification at the statement made by the
/ senator from New Jersey. and thanks fol
j the kind words uttered by him. The con-
I sideration of the consular and diplomatic
4 appropriation bill having been resumed, MI
Piatt inquired of Mr.. Allison whether the
I;estimateS of the state department We're
kaarger than the amount the house had ap-
Epropriated, and if so, whether he (Mr
liAllison) regarded the estimates as extraya
CANT. MI. Allison replied that they were
extrayagant as compared with the appro
priationS of the last few years. and as com
] pared with the former secretaries of state
Ma long discussion ensned, during which
the Republicans charged that the houSt
had
CUT DOWN THE ESTIMATES
of the state department without regard t